The Coup Of January 15 1966 And The Facts Of History Part 2 thenews-chronicle.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenews-chronicle.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Nothing I have written seeks to justify the January coup. I wish it never took place. I wish the hotheaded young ‘revolutionaries’ had reflected on their line of action or consulted saner heads. The deaths of our leaders that day need not have happened. I wish the British did not bequeath a skewered Nigeria to us upon independence, and the ineptitude of our politicians only worsened things.
History, 1966 Coup and Tribute to Our Heroes Past thisdaylive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thisdaylive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
This policy has done us much harm and represents perhaps the greatest, most savage, most brutal and most destructive blow to the psyche, confidence, knowledge, intellectual acumen and mental health of our people.